Cant access "Quick Settings" or "Notification Center"


agon024

agon024

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OS: Windows 11 Version 21H2 (OS Build 22000.194)

Just ran the official upgrade from MS and was previously on Windows 10. But with this new version I am unable to click the option in the bottom corner on the task bar to bring up "Quick Settings" or "Notification Center". Even the shortcut keys "windows + A" and "windows + N" doesn't bring up the menus. I have tried restarting after windows was completely finished.

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Anyone know what is happening?
 
Windows Build/Version
21H2 (OS Build 22000.194)

My Computer

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  • OS
    Windows 11
Have you tried restarting explorer.exe in task manager, if file explorer is not open, you scroll all the way down to "Windows Explorer", right click and press restart.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 21H1 19043.1266
    Computer type
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    Microsoft Surface
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ 7th i5-7300
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    Intel
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    4GB
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    Intel® HD Graphics 620
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    Intel
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    2736 x 1824 (267 PPI)
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Can you try going to notifications settings in Windows Settings and turning on focus assist?
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 21H1 19043.1266
    Computer type
    Tablet
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ 7th i5-7300
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel® HD Graphics 620
    Sound Card
    Intel
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Surface Pro
    Screen Resolution
    2736 x 1824 (267 PPI)
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    Surface Type Cover
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    Microsoft Edge: 94.0.992.38
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    Windows Defender
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agon024 said:
I tried that and it didn't change anything.
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I see, I not on Windows 11 so not sure how to help, just giving you solutions I found online. Hope someone else can help. @Bree can you help? Sorry for the ping
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 21H1 19043.1266
    Computer type
    Tablet
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ 7th i5-7300
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel® HD Graphics 620
    Sound Card
    Intel
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Surface Pro
    Screen Resolution
    2736 x 1824 (267 PPI)
    Keyboard
    Surface Type Cover
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge: 94.0.992.38
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Windows Live, Microsoft 365, Edge, Bing, Zoom
Shawnlovehorses said:
@Bree can you help? Sorry for the ping
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That's fine by me, no need to apologise....
I've not had that problem on any of my machines, but I'll see if I can help.

agon024 said:
I am unable to click the option in the bottom corner on the task bar to bring up "Quick Settings" or "Notification Center". Even the shortcut keys "windows + A" and "windows + N" doesn't bring up the menus.
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I notice that in your screenshot the time/date/notification combo is highlighted as a lighter shade of grey, normal behaviour when I hover over mine. Does the highlight follow you if you move the cursor to the sound/network/battery combined box? Or is the highlight unresponsive too? Do you see the expected pop-up when you hover over either of them?

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What happens if you right-click on them? You should see links to their respective settings.

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, and 24H2 on 3rd October through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package. In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media. Also running Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.
Bree said:
I notice that in your screenshot the time/date/notification combo is highlighted as a lighter shade of grey, normal behaviour when I hover over mine. Does the highlight follow you if you move the cursor to the sound/network/battery combined box? Or is the highlight unresponsive too? Do you see the expected pop-up when you hover over either of them?
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Ya, I can hover over the other icons and the highlight follows. When I right click the icons I get the "right click" menu like I normally should.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
agon024 said:
Ya, I can hover over the other icons and the highlight follows. When I right click the icons I get the "right click" menu like I normally should.
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Then they appear to be installed correctly and (partially) working as they should. Does a left click work as expected every where else? If not I'd look at your mouse/touchpad drivers.

@Brink may be working on a tutorial to reset and reregister these two taskbar items....
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, and 24H2 on 3rd October through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package. In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media. Also running Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.
Bree said:
Then they appear to be installed correctly and (partially) working as they should. Does a left click work as expected every where else? If not I'd look at your mouse/touchpad drivers.
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Yes the mouse functions properly everywhere else even in Photoshop and Illustrator.

I have tried 4 different mice (wired, 2 usb, bluetooth) and the trackpad. I even hooked up my Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 and it won't open them either. So its deffinetly not the mouse drivers.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
Just an update to this thread, I created a test account and the quick settings work perfectly fine but will not work on my long existing account.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
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